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Public Perceptions of Criminal Justice Policy and Practice
Wed, Nov 13, 2:00 to 3:20pm, Pacific H - 4th LevelSession Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel
Abstract/Description
How do people think about criminal justice policy and practice, and why does it matter? This thematic panel explores those questions by examining public beliefs and attitudes regarding policing and punishment. Presentations investigate the public’s knowledge of rights in police encounters; support for the use of SWAT teams by police; the role of racial resentment and views of systemic racism in shaping support for reentry initiatives; defendant race, status, and character as sources of punitiveness for white-collar crime; and the antisocial (vs. prosocial) correlates of punitiveness. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Sub Unit
Individual Presentations
I Know My Rights! A National-Level Survey of Rights in Police Encounters - Amanda Graham, Texas State University; Cheryl Lero Jonson, Xavier University
To Deploy or Not to Deploy? An Examination of the Correlates of Support for the Use of SWAT Teams - Omeed Ilchi, Purdue University Northwest; Shamma Hickling, Wayne State University; James Frank, University of Cincinnati
Examining the Impact of Racial Attitudes on the Public’s Support for Reentry Initiatives - Shania Grant, Florida Atlantic University; Cassandra Atkin-Plunk, Florida Atlantic University
White-Collar or Street Offenders, Who Do We Punish More and Why - Merin Sanil, Rutgers University - Newark
Is Criminal Punishment Prosocial? - Dan Simon, University of Southern California; David Melnikoff, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Chair
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Division of Public Opinion and Policy (DPOP)